Share of imports that come from China in Korea
Korea: Share of imports that come from China was 22.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of imports that come from China in Korea, 1949–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of imports that come from china in Korea is 22.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Korea peaked at 23.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1949.
That places Korea 53rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Share of imports that come from China in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 2.7% | — |
| 1991 | 4.3% | +56.6% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 4.7% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 5.4% | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +20.3% |
| 1998 | 7.0% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | +18.2% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +21.8% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 14.8% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 17.7% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 21.4% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 21.3% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 8.0% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 15.6% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 21.3% | 23.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More economy & growth data for Korea
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 8,447 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Korea?
- Share of imports that come from china in Korea was 22.2% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1949.
- How does Korea rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Korea ranks 53rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.